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Student registers and trans students: Not always the best of friends

Gender minorities are exposed to a lot of uncertainty and discrimination in many aspects of their everyday life, and the s...

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Welcome freshers

Welcome freshers! When the fall is right around the corner it is once again time for a new wave of students to embark on a...

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Students vs. the lunch line, and the line is winning

Students vs. the lunch line, and the line is winning The lunch break is one of the best elements of the day. This is when ...

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Why should you apply for the Faculty Council?

The Faculty Councils for the next two academic years are elected this spring. Students elected for the posts need to know ...

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Whos future are you voting for?

The year is 2030, and you let out a sight of relief. You take a look at your bank account, and you see that your financial...

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 Why vote?

The parliamentary elections are approaching and so is the advance voting. In Finland, every Finnish citizen who turns 18 o...

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Welcome (back) to the studies 

Dear students, both younger and elder, now it is time to start the semester. For the first-year students, it is clear that...

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Åbo Pride: ’’Permission to Love – Right to Exist’’

The Åbo Pride-week (22-28 August) has kicked off! Turku Pride continues the gay pride tradition and the LGBT human rights ...

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Studying and working at ÅAU should feel safe for everyone

Sexual harassment has been much discussed in Finland in the recent weeks, and now also related to Åbo Akademi University (...

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Corona restrictions have finally eased – why is the Shrove Tuesday event arranged online?

Organising events as big as the event planned for Shrove Tuesday begins several months before the event. The Board of the ...

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How will I cope? Support for students

Are you having difficulties with coping in your daily life and studies? Are there any issues you need a hand with, but you...

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Anxiety about the future or endless possibilities?

All my life I have had a plan, a plan for what I will study, what I will do and what I will become ”what I will become whe...

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